TEMPE, Ariz.— Idaho women's tennis star
Marianna Petrei will begin her junior year ranked No. 71 in singles as the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Rankings were released on Tuesday.
Petrei, a native of Udine, Italy, went 10-0 last season at No. 1 singles, capping off her second straight undefeated conference season. She was a unanimous MVP choice last season, taking home the conference's top honor for the second straight year.
Petrei finished 22-3 overall in 2017, leading the Big Sky with a 19-1 record at the No. 1 position in the spring. She went 13 straight matches with a win, dropping just two sets in the process.
She added to individual accolades last season with her second First Team All-Big Sky selection. Petrei also earned First Team Doubles honors to go with her conference and ITA academic recognition.
The preseason ranking makes her Idaho's first nationally ranked player since Gabriela Niculescu in 2010.
